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Beautiful Birth Story

On May 3, 2011 at 4:07am Sophia Lee was born into a pool of water. What an amazing experience! It was the most INTENSE journey I have ever been on and I still can't believe we did it. YES it was a WE thing. My wonderful husband was by my side each moment and endured my very specific desires to bend his thumb backwards to help counter all the pressure I was experiencing. His loving face and eyes and reassuring words gave me the emotional support needed when my body and mind were doing things I had no idea they would do! My midwife, Christy Martin with All About Babies, was stupendous! Her instruction and smiling face were instrumental in helping me through each contraction. Then there was Kelly, the great apprentice. Super gal and wonderful personality, BUT on this day she was the one I thought I might not be friends with as we progressed through labor. She was in charge of performing the Belly Lifts to help position the baby and help labor along. These Belly Lifts were EYE OPENIN...